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FULL LEASED WIRE ASSOCIATED PRESS. DAILY ARDMOREITE NEWS OF ALL THE WORLD EVERY DAY. A Newspaper of Character VOLUME 24. NUMBER 284 1 ' EIGHT PAP.RS TOnAY U. S. TIPS THE BATTLE LESSON TRENCH WARFARE IS TAl'UHT I X DKR INSTRICTION OF ASSAULT ING FRENCH ARMIES. MARINES TAKE PART Soldiers of tlx- Sea Make Resistance, and Whenever Routed Prom Their DrJehee They Reorganize dulckly and .Make Bncceaaful Counter At tacks. American Training Carep In Fiance, August 21 (By The Associated Pre) Training in some of the American battalions has progressed to such a point that sham attacks on the trench jratMBI are being carried out with a degree akin to actual warfare, Thus far, artillery fire has been only theo rioal, but before long, the troops hope to have the experience of watching the effect of real artillery upon the trenches. The marines are having some especial ly lively engagements this week with their French instructors. French chas seurs acting as the enemy have been making attacks upon the marines' trench system with Dewey, Furragut, Porter and Sampson trenches as the battle objectives. The French also have been attempt ing to block and hold communication tieiiches as Ohio. Mississippi, Delaware and PotOttac, Marines Are Fighting. The marines have been making stei n resistance and wherever the "enemy" penetrated their lines they organized a counterattack, which quickly eject ed the intruders. The real object of these preliminary attacks is to net the officers and men acquainted with what are known at the front as operation or ders. It Is the fi.-st step toward learn ing the rudiments of a highly organ laad part of modern warfare WlMTt every step and every detail Is worked out In advance on a pre arranged plan and must be strictly adhered to. One great difference from real war fare, however, is the fact that in bat tles with the marines, the enemy'' has accommodatingly allowed a copy of his operation orders to fall Into the hands of the defending garrison. This will be changed later and the American trench garrison will be called upon to roatEt surprise attacks In force. Keen in Ooaununlcatfcm. Another valuable feature in sham liat tie exercises is in teaching Americans the great Importance of what is known as "llason" work the maintenance of communication with supsrtlng artil lery, with flanking forces, with air planes and with information centers. At tacks are accompanied by lively rocket signals sent up for defending the cur tain of fire from the artillery and call ing reserves from - conianies In sup port of the trenchea. The rockets are also used In the guise of artillery fire by shortening and lengthening ranges. The evacuation of wounded under theoretical shell fire Is another feature of sham battles, which la receiving at tention. JUMP H OVER ELEVEN RAs ago MURK THAN DOUBLES THE PRICE IX lH. Chicago, Aug 21. Choice heavy bogs old today at 120 per hundredweight This marked an advance of $3 in the last eleven days. Hecent government contracts for bacon were computed by packers on the basis of $20 hogs The following table of prices Indicates the dizzy heights to which prices have been driven: August 1, 114 $.0. August 1. 1910- .8S. August 1. 1918 $10.30 August 1, H17 $16.30 August 21. 1917 -$20 Monday Is the big day In Chicago for hog receipts, hut there were only 1 8.001) head esterday compared with the not mal supply of 30.000. The number of hoga in the country Is said to be In creasing, but they are being slaughtered earlier than ever, owing to high prices, and the total weight of pork is said to have shrunk aJnrmingly. Many English Sailors Perish. Ixmdon. Aug. 21. Since the outbreak of the war, (127 officers and men of the British mercantile marine, exclusive of those In the pay of the navy, have loet their lives, according to a statement made In the house of commons by Sir Albert Stanley, president of the board of trade. WEATHER FORECASlr. For Ardmore and Vicinity: Tonight ami Wednesday, generally fair. Oklahoma: Tonight and Wednesday, generally fair Fast Texas; Tonight and Wednesday, fair. West Texas: Tonight and Wednesday partly cloudy, probably showers In panhandle. HOGS REACH SO CUD MARKET DEMAND FOR BIBLES SO GREAT PUBLISHERS CAN'T FILL ORDERS New York, Aug. 21- With publish ers falling dally further behind In their orders the war has created the great est demand In the history of the nation for Bibles. Publishers here say that one who possesses a set of electrotype plates for the new testament, pocket size, owns something almost as valuable as a steamship. Many of the publishers report their presses running from 15 to 18 hours a day, but they are still "several weeks behind orders ulready received. CAMP BOWIE AT FT. WORTH COMPLETE Fort Worth, 'flexas, Aug. 21. Con struction of Cami Howie has been com pleted, It was ofllclally announced today. It was stated that the camp Is the first of the sixteen national guard camps to be finished and accepted by the war de partment. Seven units of Infantry arrived tills morning to go into training. Major General (Jreble, appointed commander of the camp, now is at HI I'aso, and is expected to arrive in a few days. mm bus HEAD OP s i 1TE I Nil BR8I1 1(1 ADDRESS PATRIOTIC MASS MEETING lllis WEEK. The executive committee of the Car ter County Council of Defense held its second meeting yesterday afternoon and B led upon several matters of para mount interest at this time, including the appointment of a committee to or ganfae a home guard in Carter county, initiating arrangements for a "send iff" for the Ardmore Engineering Compa ny ( and the condemning of the pr.ic til a on the part of some notaries public In charging disproportionate amounts in the making out of exemption lav I I s. The meeting was called to order bj the president, Kobert Gillam, who st..t ed at the outset that it would be im possible to secure the Hon. Scott Fer ris, of Lawton, us a speaker at a nig mass meeting here this week, as his time is taken up and he will be unable to come until later. The fact that the Ardmore Engineer ing company is to leave here this week was called to the attention of the meet ing and it was decided to at once make arrangements for a public reception and leave-taking for the engineers and for the newly created officers who will also leave here on Saturday. It is de sired to bare this reception at Central l'ark Thursday night with a speaker of state-wide note, a committee com prising EL G. Hpnulding, S. A. Apple and J. T. Coleman being apKinted to take up this feature of the program and tislay they announce that an ac ceptance has been received from Dr. Stanton Brooks, president of the state university. A communication was received from the state council urging the early for mation of a home guard to be equipped by the state and to be under the Juris diction of civil authorities This sub ject was debated fully, the- large amount of oil In storage being considered a spec ial hazard In view of the agitation that is now going on In some sections in op position to the war and the draft meth ods of the government Inasmuch ns it was considered Imperative that early steps Is- taken to organize this bcsly, a committee was appointed to take the matter in hand without delay, as fol lows: Committee on organization of home guard-Otis M. Smith, John L. Oalt, J. R. Talliaferro. Fred Kyburn, Ralph It. Ramsey, William 1 lulrhlnson Jake Kodovltx and I.. S. Raines. Charges by Notaries. Several of the members of the com mittee told of Information that had come to them In relation to the various charges made by notaries and others In making out exemption papers, some fees entirely disproportionate to the ser vice rendered Ising cited. It was point ed out that all members of the draft and exemption board, the physicians and clerks who were aiding them, are working without one cent of remunera tion and It wan felt to I entirely un just to prey upon those who wished to Plead exemption, inan of the men be ing worthy citizens of little or no means whose services at home will b of great value In the various Industries and In farming at this time. The whole mat ter was brought to a head by passing the following resolution: "Resolved, that the exemption hoard he urged to Immediately make up a schedule of fees to he charged for the filling out of exempt Inn papers by no tarlea or others, to t'ie end that extor tion bo avoided In handling the present draft " Due to the necessity of raising funds immediately the chairman on motion ap pointed 8. A. Apple ns treasurer and he at once became custodian of the funds ; Missed In at the meeting The next meeting of the council will Is" held at the Chamber if Commerce at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon. August 27, when It Is hoed to have a resnt nnd recommendation from tin- commit tee on home guard and also from the commlttc n agriculture and market In, which latter c ommittee Is now act Ively at work endeavoring to secure a woman agricultural agent for Carter county to aid in saving a imrtlon of the present fruit crop. A RniVinRF n W I AUnMA TI II?Cr A V HIP! ICT m TnTZ " ...-. iwiTin. i v j cjun i - aa i 1 1 I j x i ft I f rs - a im sxa .... hii ii II ill in i ii ( miii nnritn good roads meeting. mmm mint unt nnb UNDER FEROCIOUS ITALIAN ASSAULTS MORE THAN 10,000 PRISONERS TAKEN BY THE RO MANS IN NEW OFFENSIVE AT LENS, GERMANS AND CANADIANS ATTACK SIMULTANEOUSLY, TEUTONS HEAVY LOSERS. Rome, Aug. 21. More than 10,000 pris oners have been taken by the Italians in their new offensive up to yesterday evening, the war office announced. (By the Associated Press) The Austrian line on the Isonzo front is beginning to bend and give wuy at various points under the furious at tacks of the Italians, Rome announces officially. The Italians are making pro gress toward a line which the statement says is becoming delineated In spite of undiminished resistance by the Aus tiians. More than 10,000 prisoners have been taken in the new battle of the IaOBXO, and strong Austrian defenses have fall en into the hands of the attackers. Seldom during the war has an official communication been worded In such confident terms, and unless the Aus trlans are ablet to rally their shattered forces, developments of far-reaching im portance may fedlow quickly. The Italians, supported by floating and fixed batteries und monitors, are marching toward success, which, the statement says, is becoming swifter In spite of undiminished enemy resistance. Canadians in (.rami Rush. London. Aug 21. Canadian troops around Lens launched another attack on the western environment of the French mining city at 4:3a o'clock this morning, reports the Renter correspond ent from the British headquarters in France. The attach developed Into one of the most despe rate hand-to-hand bat tles of the war. When the Canadians Went over the top they saw masses of gray uniforms advancing toward them in the thick haze. Both sides had planned the at tack at the same moment. Fifteen minutes after the clash came, the Germans wire making their last stand on a parapet of their trench. They then retreated rapidly. French Take ."..(Hal. Paris. Aug. 21. Counter attacks of extreme violence were made by the Germans last night in an effort to re capture positions taken in the French offensive on the Verdun front. The war office announces that the Germans were beaten back with heavy losses. HARRY J. CANTWELL MINING KING IN LEAD BELT, IS DEAD St. Iuis, Aug. 21 Harry J. Cant Well of St. Ixiuis, former mining king, died last night at Hot Spring.-. kan sas, It was learned here todav H was one of the first men to make n 'oi tune in the lead belt of southeastern Missouri and at one time was head of th'. St. Joseph Lead compeny. Cantwell had options on si'vr mines in Montana, but there he lt the for tune he had made In lead In 1 s-jr.. he published a free silver pnier in St. I.ouis. William R. Hearst agreed to furnish $100,000 of a half million to finance the enterprise, hut Cantwell was unable to raise the other $400,000 from St. Iouls friends of the cause. The paper never prosered. For the last ten years. Cantwell has been operating in mines with varylti,' success. Klghteen months ago he ob tained options on lead land near Miami. Oklahoma, and made- half a million dol lars. 0BRMAN1 WILL REFUSE TO SURRENDER PKEN4 H PBOVINI I Michaelis Is Expected Today lo Outline Position. Amsterdam. Aug. 21 With the meet ing of the main committee of the relchs tag called for today. Chancellor Mich aelis was expected to declare the isipe's peace note In general nevoid with the lei man government's eaee proposal of December. l!Mt., ami the recent relchs tag resolution on the same subject and therefore to be sympathetically receiv ed in Germany. Germany cannot, how ever, discuss details ana particularly under no circumstance, can it enter Into a discussion of the status of AJ sace Ixirralne as a tai l of the German empire The chancellor, according to the forecast, will say that as Germany tons earlier Imllcatcd Its desire to make peace, the first word must come from the other side. A meeting of the hundearath commit tee on foreign affairs had been called for yesterday In Berlin, under the chair manship of the Bavarian premier. Count Hertttng, to discuss the situation cre ated by the pope's note and to approve the linea of Chancellor Michaelis' petOh to the relchstag committee to day. BOXCAR THIEVES USE LOCOMOTIVE TO AID IN STEALING FREIGHT St. Louis. Mo.. Aug 21. Car thieves here this morning used a locomotive of the St. Iouls terminal railway associa tion to haul a freight car In the termin al yards to a Hol room. Patrolmen searched the Vool room and found 39 caddie of chewing tobac co. The switching crew was arrested. The number of prisoners now exceeds five thousand. Assault on British Lines. London, Aug. 31. The Germans thiif morning made a third attempt to re capture positions near Epehy recently taken by the British. The war office announces that they were repulsed com pletely. The statement follows: "Early this morning, the enemy made a third attempt to regain ground re cently captured southeast of Kpehy. Though supiiorted by Klammenwerfer. his attacking troops were repulsed com pletely. We hold all our positions. "Kast of Kpehy our tuoops raided the Herman lines on a wide front in the neighborhood of the St. Quentin canal, und brought back prisoners." (.alii Ian Troops to Flanders. Amsterdam, Aug. 21. -A frontier tele cram to the Echo Beige says numerous troops ure urrlvlng In Flanders from Ualicia. Rumanians Are stubborn. Petrograd, Aug. 20. Austro-German forces are making vigorous attacks on the southern Rumanian front. The war office announcement of today sas that stubborn resistance is being offered by the Russians and Riiiimnians, who. however, were forced back at several points. On the Caucasus front, where the Russians recently look the offen- aire, a further large advance has lieen 1 made, a series of villages being cap Itured by the Russians. Verdun Battle Continues. Berlin. Aug. 21. (via Londoni, The battle before Verdun has not yet ended, the German general headquarters staff announced today. This morning, fresh engagements developed at various pla ces. The statement adds: "Our troops and leaders anticipate a favorabk- con clusion of the buttle." In many places, colored and white French troops penetrated the German , defensive zone in which every step for- ward, the German report says, had to I le wrested at the coat of sanguinary I losses. In bitter hand-to-hand fighting and by counter attacks, the French were driven back almost everywhere NEGRO TROOPERS ON TRIAL AT WACO, TEXAS Waco Texas, Aug. 21 The trial by court martial of six privates of the Twenty-Fourth infantry, colored, on charges of attempt to murder was to be gin this afternoon at Camp MrArthur. Captain Kugene Faleg will preside aa Judge advocate. The names of the men to lie tried are: James Johnson and Howard Hood, com pany A; Waiter Lusk nnd Willie Lewis. OOmpaay C; James Mitchell nnd Luther Brlggls. company D. These are the negroes who. K Is al leged, were engaged In the rioting a few weeks ago and fired on their su perior officers, who came from the camp to the city to arrest them. MISSOURI UNIT SENT TO FT. SILL Nevada. Mo . Aug 21. The first con tingent of the national guard of Mis souri was tislay ordered to proceed to Fort Sill, Okla.. by Brig. General Harvey & Clark, to assist in the work of ore paring the concentration camp for .he i reception of the state troops. The contingent will Is? comisised of - the First battalion of engineers, w'mse home station was Kansas City, and one i company from each of the Infantry iegl iments now at the camp here HOTAKV (1.1 II I'RF.SKNTS Fl ND TO ENGINEERING COMPANY The weeklv luncheon of the Itotarv club today was very much out of the ordinary, all of the officers of the Ard more Engineering ompany and recent ly appointed I'. S army lieutenants be ing present. A purse of $1500. ratsnd by a committee from the club, was pre svnted. Capt. R. W Patterapn respond ing in a feeling manner. Lieut Robert Luther Rando). Lieut. Robert K. KcMth. Roy M. Johnson ami others made brief talks along patriotic lines. G. A. R. MARCHES !kton. Aug 31 Several thousand axed men In blue marched with brave step through Boston streets today. The route was the shortest ever se lected for the annual parade of the national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic. The veterans were favored by a clear sky. moderate temperature and a re freshing breexo KEEP MUM. 8t. Ixmls. Aug 21. -Orders were Is sued to the St Iuils iHillce today to arrest any persons who pabllcly criti cise the United States for entering the European war. or who publicly ques tions the constitutionality of the selec tive draft. Action Will Be Taken on OpHirtiiuity to Get on International Highway. From Winnipeg. There will be a mass meeting of the Chamber of Commerce at the court house Thursday afternoon at three o'clock to take action with a view to getting Ardmore on the International Highway from Winnipeg to the gulf. Ardmore. Marietta, Gainesville and Intermediate points to Fort Worth are the only cltieH in the two states of any importance not designated on highway maps, and the opportunity has arrived to put these towns on the map. President Sam Apple, Perry Max well, J. E, Hamilton, C. K. Ringer, Den ny Fitzgerald and others comiMise the committee to take charge of this mat ter ami see that Ardmore is well rep resented at the convention at Gaines ville on Tuesday of next week. The money to bridge Bed river Is In the bank at Gainesville and if Ardmore will co-operate to get these towns on the highway maps the contract will be let immediately and the bridge opened for traffic before the first of the year. "Tourists do not know Ardmore is in existence," said Mr. Hamilton, "but their maps show Pauls Valley, Wynnewood, kflllburn, Mill Creek, Durant and scores of other small places in big type, but Ardmore is left out. A big tire com pany occupied great posters in this city With routes on It and these towns were shown, but Ardmore was not there. There's a reason. If Ardmore can stand It, these other places can. The first opportunity to put Ardmore on the tour ist maps lias arrived. Will we take ad vantage of it? Kvery business man with a car should attend the meeting Thursday and should go to Gainesville next Tuesday." WAR SUMMARY Tin- great battle on the Italian-Isonzn front continues without interruption. The Home war states that the Austrian line is tieglnning to bend and give way at various points. Canadian troops around Lens, in France, made another attack early this morning. Germans who advanced at the same time made a hurried retreat on encountering the Canadians. Few de tails have bean resrted of the sub. 'luent fighting which developed Into one of the most desperate hand to ban! struggles of the war. The German reaction to the success ful French stroke at Verdun came- last nignt and the new French lines stood fiym In the face of counter-attacks of ex treme violence. On the front north of Vi-idun. the fighting was particularly bitter, the French war office reports. The Germans, Is-aten liack met with heavy losses. The number of prison ers taken by the French now exceeds five thousand. The Germans also returned to the at tack on the Alsne front, striking at Cerny and Hurtebise. Paris rCPWtl the repulse of these assaults. On the British front, the f lermans last night made their third attempt to re capture positions recently wrested from them near Epehy. northwest of St. Quentin. A determined attack was made In which the Germans employed flame throwers, but they were repulsed com pletely by the British. Heavy fighting continues on the southern Rumanian front. The Rus sians and Rumanians are offering stiff resistance, but Petrograd reports offi cially have been forced liack farther at several isdnts. Austro-German troops reached the southwestern outskirts of the imiHirtant Moldavian town of Ocna, 75 miles southwest of the provisional Rumanian capital. Jassy. In the di rection of Fokshani. the Germans took the offensive along the railroad, advanc ing on both sides of It. A counter at tack west of the railway resulted In res toration of the Russo Rumanian kjs1 tlons. On the northern Russian front, In creasing activity is reported. The Ger mans are liombardlng heavily the Rus sion trenches of the Red Rign-Mkau railroad. The new Russian offensive on the Caucasian front has resulted in further victories. Capture of a series of vil lages south of the Peltnlr-Ualumer sec tor is reimrted by the Russian war of flee. The Turks made an attack In the dlreotkm of K hat put and gained initial successes, but subsequently were ex pelled from the captured positions. Ilntlsh aviators carried out another, bombing expedition in Belgium, Sunday night. They dropped many tons of ex plosives on military objectives, the Brit ish admiralty reports All the airplanes returned safely I. S. ARRESTS CI KTIS ACKKHalAN IH TAKKA IN TO CI STODY AT LITTI.K ROCK ON FKPKRAL OKDF.RS Little Rock. Ark.. Aug. 21 Curtis Ackermann, editor and owner of a Ger man language paper published here, this morning was arrested and Interned In the county Jail here at the direction if I'nlted States Attorney General Greg-XT- Ackermann was arreetcil on August 8 charged with publishing an article on ugust 2 that was a direct encourage metit to violation of the draft law. and was hound over to the federal grand lut y on a bond of $2500. He filed application for naturalltatkm para on March IS. 1M7. He came to America from Germanv in October 1907. GERMAN EDITOR fflUTI WERE REJECTED MONDAY; LAFOLLETTE CRIES 107 PILED CLAIMS POE EXEMPTION (IN THE GROl ND OF DK PENDENCIES. MANY UNMARRIEDjSAYS PEACE WANTED l nusually l.-ire ProHrtMn of Those Included in Second Draft (all Arc Single Ml BMgiMea re Being F.vani ined Tcxlay. Forty two men were rejected because of physical disabilities and 107 filed claims for exemption out of those who appeared yesterday for the physical ex amination before the Carter county ex emption board. An unusually large pro portion of those called at this time are unmarried men. Three hundred men are being examin ed today and 200 more will be exam ined tomorrow. Exemption because of a sister-in-law was the claim made to the Carter county board yesterday by Joe Hawkins, negro, of Ardmore. Hawkins was not certain whether his sister-in-law is eighteen or twenty-five years old, and said she did not depend wholly on him for support. He left without filing a formal claim. Mistake In their ages at the time of registration was given as the reason for exemption by two men who appear ed for the physical examination yester day. One said he thought he was thirty years old when he registered, but that he consulted the family Hible and found out that he is more than thirty-one. The other man thought he was twenty one when he registered, but has since Uncovered that he was not. Claimed Kvemplion Recalls of Dependents. The following tcxlay claimed exemp tion on the ground of dependencies: 1149 filrldge, Charles Alvin. Zlta. SSfi Hltt. Thomas Porter. Milo (Reg. istered at Comarton. Texas). 3341 Scott, Oscar Lee. Ardmore. 4075 Harrell, John Benton Jr.. Ard more. 3886 Patterson. Moss. Ardmore. 3S51 Kendrick. James S., Ardmore. 2.')H4 Blevens. Walter. Healdton. 3479 Pratt. J. Walter. Ardmore. 421 Lewis, Vilas Ernest. Baum. 206 Hudgins. Arthur. Brock. 808 Meek, John Robert. Woodford. 713 Phillips. Willie O., Glenn. 7SS Itodson. Jesee, Poolevllle. 1391 Patrick. Everett. Keller. 1658 Hamilton. James A.. New Wil son. 1507 Horton. Claude Thomas, Hewitt. 211 Butler. William Grover. Deese. 1602 Jollifr. Roy L.. New Wilson. 3344 P.ray. C. C, Ardmore. S Bradshaw, Henry L.. Ardmore. 1050 Magrll. Dennis William, Zlta. 2864 Joy, Jesse, Cheek. 2917 McBee. Rowley D., Lone Grove. 2981 Van Bibber. Claude A.. Lone Grove. 3019 Daily. Carlton M Ardmore. 657 Leatherwocsl, John D.. Glenn. 1917 Smith. Leon C. Wirt. 1051 Gulnn. Marvin, Staunton. $730 Knstup. Albert F.. Ardmore. 2513 Ward. Finis L.. Healdton. 1606 Richardson. Karl P.. 24, Ileal 1 ton. 365S Moore, J. W.. 30, Artlmore. 1218 Carter. Henry. 21. Tutums 1189 Hooks. Wylie, Kg, Tatums. 4487 Whltecotton. Spariln, 27. Heild- ton. 1303 Lelgnon, Everette. 21, Keller. 3963 Tobln. Milton Lee, Ardmore. 2444 Boiler. Glenn Wllber. 21, Heald ton. tool dresser, wife and child. 1343 Gamel. Carl. !5. Wirt, oil man daughter. 958 Ham. David R., 26. Hejtdv.m farmer, wife and three children. 1652 Ward. Aaron. 27. New vWlson. machinist; wife and child. 1433 Jones. Jim Dee, 30. Loam, farm er, wife, two children. 1035-Martln. William Thomm. 23. Alma, farmer, mother. 3623 Coffmany William Benjamin. 27, Ardmore, mall carrier, wife md child 2873 Gaines. Edman, 29. Cheek mer. wife and children (negro). 1192 McMillon. T 8. (negrol 26 far- far mer, wife, Tatums. 3313 Hunt. Jackson L.. 30, Ardmore. barber, wife, one child if 7 Job net on, Clifford (negro! 27, Berw n. farmer. 4l9-Leacivi Marvin, 24. Ardmore. ineman. mother, father and two sisters. 1214- Swlndall, Jo inegrol 25, Tatums. 'armer 1517 Worsham. Thomas, 22, Joiner, farmer. 24 61 Gilbert. Ernest James. 30. Healdton. minister, wife aud two chil dren. Claimed exemption because a minister. 911 Stencln. Johnnie, 24. Milo, farm er, wife ana cntlct. 3378 Mac key, Glen. SI. Ardmore. father, sister and wife, farmer. 2147 Wllmeth, Aubrey Boyd. 22. Wirt, machinist, wife. I.'.il I.e.- Havden. 21 New Wilson. laborer, wife. 3264 Mint, Allen E.. SO. Ardmore, carpenter wife and two children. 4066 Ftnlcyv J E., SO, Ardmore. teamster, wife and four children. 2700 iPurce.l,, Okley C 2C, Wirt, driller, wife 1291 Roberts, Miller. 22. Oil City, farmer. 351 Homer. Aaron. 28, Ardmore, clerk, wife and one child (Continued on page 4). 'CONSCRIPT WEALTH URGES HEAVIER TAX ON Rl( II BK INSERTED IN PENDING WAR REVENUE BILL Kighty-Five Per Cent of Men Drafted Are Protest ing, He Declares, and Also Alleges That Huge Bond Issues Are Mortgaging the People to Capital. Washington, Aug. 21. Conscription of wealth to pay for the war was urged in the senate todav by Senator Lafol lette of Wisconsin, In presenting the minority plans of the finance commit tee for higher rates In the war tax bill on war profits and incomes. He sug gested increasing the 12.006,000,000 hill to more than $3,500,000,000 by such In creases with elimination of conscription taxes. He also urged that less bonds and more taxes be authorized. The Wisconsin senator declared gov ernments were demanding war while their peoples were asking for peace, and contended that eighty-five percent of the men drafted are protesting. Large bond Issues desired by wealthy Inter ests, he contended. Inflate prices and Increase the present high cost of liv ing which, he asserted, already Impose a fifty to one hundred percent war bur den upon the masses. AOagM Iron Hand in Bonds. The Liberty loan, Lafollette said, was made possible by an iron hand within a kid glove," and persistent ad vertising methods. The lending bill, Mr. Lafollejte stat ed, pi ovules by taxes but 17 percent of this year's war expenses, while Great Britain imposes 26 percent. Next year's war expenditure, he predicted, may reach $30,oi0.0ono00, or $40,000,000,000. and he urged that huge war profits and Incomes of wealthy paraona by higher -in taxes, he made to Is ar the burden of the war. By keeping down taxes and increas ing bonds, Senator Lafollette said, ths masses are being "mortgaged to the money lenders." Loans to the allies the senator said, may and may not be re liant, certainly not fur many years after the war. Russia, he said, is in the throes of a revolution and "Italy, if re ports are correct, is on the eve of one." "Even England and France." he add ed, "will lie in no position to repay loans for a long time and if this war should last for several years, what political transformations may occur In any coun try In Europe no one can foretell." Prophec ies Rread Unes. Possibility of bread lines this winter because of the high cost of living, he pictured thus in conclusion: "Alwas remember that the high prices already upon us have taxed the common people of this country for the support of this war to a much greater extent than the wealthy class would be taxed If every dollar of income of the members of that class were taken by taxation. "When bread lines shall he a familiar sight In every city of this land, as they are bound to be If the present price of the simple necessaries of life Is main tained during the coming winter, when cold and hunger are dally visitors In many thousands of homes which have known only comfort heretofore, a con dition certain to exist during the com ing winter months, unless relief from present prices can be found, it will be small satisfaction, I think to the mem bers of this congress to realize that they have contributed to the want and suffering of the mass of people by re fusing to place even an approximately portion of the financial burden of this war upon the rich." BOOTH CAEOUN V PROTESTS OVER h( LHPMENT OF REGI ME. NTS OF BLACKS. Washington. Aug. 21 Hanover Man ning, of South Carolina, accompanies oy Senators Tillman and Smith and the remainder of the state delegation In congress, protested to the war depart ment against the encampment of negro troopa In the state. The Carollnans protested against the assembling of thousands of negro troop at Columbia, and particularly against the encampment of several thousand trom Porto Rico. Porto Ulcan negroes, the delegation contended, were unused to the southern view of the negro question and should be mobilized elsewhere. Senator Tillman asked that. In view of the fact that Cuba has offered the I'nlted States a training ground on the Island, that the Porto Klcan troops be encamped there. Mobilization Dales ( hanged. Washington. Aug. 21. Mobilisation of the second Increment of the draft army haa been changed from September 15 to 19 and the third Increment from September 30 to October 3. Mobiliza tion of the first Increment will be aa previously announced. September 5. NEGRO TROOPS NOT WELCOME